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I had exactly the same thing with Vietjet for a flight to Vietnam. I think it ended up being 200 THB for the insurance, and as far as I recall, it didn't even cover me because it was only for Thai citizens. I did go back through the booking process to see where it happened, and they added the insurance charge back on the final page, where you put your card details, even though you already removed it 2 pages previously. I also got stung recently with Thai Lion Air. I booked a promo fare that included a 15 kg free checked bag and an extra legroom seat. Once the paperwork came through, it just said promo fare and not what was included. At check-in, the extra legroom seat was there, but not the bag. TLA claimed they had no record of any such promo, and the extra fee only included the seat fee. I would never have booked that because I'm a short arse, so I don't need extra legroom. I ended up paying for an additional 10 kg of luggage. When they sent the receipt through it said 15 kg (promo) + 10 kg (paid). I tried to argue about it, but they insisted baggage fees were non-refundable.

They were never lost. His connecting flight was cancelled and he wanted to visit his dogs while they were in transit. No airline or airport allows that. So he threw a temper tantrum until the police got involved and made the airline take the dogs out of transit for him. Airlines do lose, injure and even kill dogs sometimes. But this guy was just an entitled brat.

2012, and one of the big drives to change it was because of US states that have chemical castration for rape. Convicted (male) rapists still sometimes re-offend but use bottles or other objects instead, which at the time, wasn't technically rape. I doubt there were many 'woke' activists involved in that campaign.

I don't know what the wording is in Thailand, but this certainly isn't the definition everywhere. https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/blog/updated-definition-rape

I didn't have to do a colourblind book, but I was the only person being tested at the time, and the guy who was taking me round seemed entirely bored by the whole thing, so maybe he just couldn't be bothered.

Do you get your pensions paid directly into Wise? The money I send through Wise comes from UK investments with a solid paper trail, but all Wise sees is me transferring money from my UK account. They can't see how the money got into that account.

I couldn't do the proximity test either, but the DLT guy who was taking me around the tests gave me hints. Also, the colour blind test at the center I used was lights, and I had to say the colour of the light.

I'm British. I've also had to provide almost the exact same information to my UK bank, where I receive payments for overseas work. I'd guess the trigger is more to do with how much money you are moving through the account than your nationality.

I had to do this a year or so ago. It seemed like pretty standard anti-money laundering stuff.

The go-to pain relief for dogs is usually Rimadyl/Carprofen but it's not something you should be self administering without a vet. It can be very hard on the liver and kidneys, as well as potentially causing ulcers and other gastro problems. As a minimum, you should do her blood work before starting her on it, especially if she might be on it long term.

It's too late to edit my post, but I realised there's an error in it. It is 500g of ground meat, but also another 250g of other meat. I use a mix of chunks of meat and offal, or sometimes a couple of frozen rounds of dog food from Sloanes butcher.

In case anyone is deciding between these two, there is no real price difference. MedConsult lists the total price. TTC is the vaccine price, but you have to add the hospital fee, doctor fee, vaccine fee and whatever else on, and in the end, there's only about 50 THB difference between them.

Try her with the brown rice then. The extra fibre will help if she's OK with it. If you give her what you are having, make sure hers has NO added salt. It can cause them a lot of problems, especially as they get older. Bulking up her food but reducing the fat should help her shift some weight. If you cook the potatoes to a mush with chicken, she may well eat them. It just all becomes chicken flavoured slop. If it helps, I usually cook for my dogs (for various reasons). This is my basic recipe: (Based on 750 ml plastic tubs because that's what I usually have around.) 500g ground meat lightly fried/browned. 1 tub brown rice 1/3 tub of lentils and/or split peas 1 tub green veg (broccoli, spinach, beans, etc.) 1 tub other veg (carrot, cauliflower, squash, etc.) 1 can sardines in oil or 2 eggs Boil it all up, simmer it down, add a handful of quick-cook oats to thicken if needed. This makes around 6l or 8 x 750 ml tubs. My previous dog was 23kg, but she was older and sicker than yours. She ate 250 ml/day split over 3 or 4 smaller meals. She was already refusing to eat kibble at that stage. She had chicken or low-fat ground beef, and only got sardines occasionally. When that was getting too much for her, I cut the rice by 1/3, lentils by 1/2 and had one mixed tub of veg. That reduced the volume without decreasing the protein too much. It was already low fat, so there wasn't much to change there. She ate that happily until she died at about 15 My current young, active 14kg dog eats 1/2 tub for dinner, plus a good quality kibble during the day (approx half a recommended daily serving, but I don't really measure it.) I freeze the tubs and it lasts him ~2 weeks. When we were in Kazakhstan he was a lot more active, and it was insanely cold (he was getting 2 x 1 hour walks in -30c). He had the highest fat beef I could get, and I added extra oil. He had a full tub per day (1/2 for breakfast, 1/2 for dinner ) plus as much kibble as he wanted. In winter, he got snacks of butter, peanut butter and sardines, basically as much fat as he could handle to keep the weight on him.

If she's already having digestive trouble, brown rice might be too much for her. In that case, use white rice or potatoes instead.

If she is happy eating her current food, there's no real reason to change it. If you do want to make changes, older dogs benefit from more protein, more fibre and less fat. One option would be to supplement her current food with some chicken and brown rice. Boil the brown rice, when it's part done throw in the cubed chicken (boneless, but the skin is fine), and let it all boil down together until it's like sloppy stew or very thick soup. You could also substitute the chicken for fish but nothing too oily. Chicken is the best option for treats. It's easiest for her to digest and most dogs love it. Get her bloodwork checked at the vet and see how her organs are doing generally. That will give you a better idea as to whether she has any specific issues you need to take into account.

I only have that option for actual bills (electric, water, etc.). Other payments (transfers for rent, or QR code payments, etc) don't have the regenerate option. Is there a way to enable it for all transactions?

Did it generate a receipt when you made the transaction? Are you looking in the right folder? Mine automatically get saved to a folder called SCB Easy, but sometimes they go astray and end up in a random folder.

They are different brands. Prevnar 13 covers 13 strains (PCV 13). (There is also a Prevnar 7 and Prevnar 20). Vaxneuvance covers 15 strains (PCV 15). (This is quite new. It was only released a couple of years ago. The manufacturers claim that the added serotypes 22F and 33F have become much more prevalent due to the widespread use of PCV 13) Pneumovax covers 23 (PCV 23). (This includes 22F and 33F from PCV 15.)

I don't know how their prices compare to hospitals, but Medconsult (13, 23) https://www.medconsultasia.com/vaccinations/ and Thai Travel Clinic, Mahidol University (13, 15, 23) https://www.thaitravelclinic.com/cost.html have them

The only time I use textbooks with university students is when the university requires it in some way. I use journal articles and my own materials. It is the most basic part of the job. If a university professor is too lazy or incompetent to even do that without getting 'stressed', they've got no business being in the classroom. I cannot think of a single half-decent prof who relies heavily on textbooks.

At Chula, they have lockers, and they usually leave their books there. Most of the material is available online anyway. I assume they have laptops at home, but in class, they mostly use their phones or sometimes a tablet. That's not special to Thailand. I've worked in multiple countries, and most students work from their phones in class. Some of them don't bother with laptops at all, they write everything on their phones in Google Docs. I don't know how they can do it. I get frustrated writing emails on my phone, but it doesn't seem to bother them.

I have a Eufy G10 robot vac. I'm happy with it, but I only use it upstairs. I use the vacuum daily and mop weekly. It's fine for picking up the dog fur and keeping the dust down. The mop also helps with the dust and can cope with occasional light paw prints. I used to have a Roomba, but the prices here are ridiculous. In terms of cleaning, I'd say they are the same, but the Roomba was much better at mapping awkward shapes/areas. I wouldn't bother with a robot vac downstairs, especially not the mopping. It would be useless for mopping in a kitchen with grease or muddy footprints.

Shingles vaccines aren't recommended for children. They are intended for people 50+. If she hasn't already had chicken pox, there is a difference vaccine for that.

They claim Shingrix is 97% effective. One of the big problems with Zostavax was that it was less effective the older you are. Initially it was claimed to be 65% (I think?) effective, but that turned out to be for under 50's who don't usually get it. It dropped to ~50% for over 60s and less than 20% for over 80s. But the risk of getting shingles increases with age. Shingrix gets a tiny bit more effective with age, up to ~ 98% in over 70s. I got Shingrix at Medconsult (Dr Donna) today. It cost 5,300 THB, but that was the total price. There were no extra hospital/clinic/dr fees added on. No side effects yet, but let's see what happens tomorrow.

Shingrix, the shingles vaccine, is starting to turn up in clinics around Bangkok (e.g. medconsult, Medpark, Thai travel clinic, etc.) It's not cheap, 5,500-6,000 THB per dose. If I am reading this correctly, it was approved for Thailand in June. https://pertento.fda.moph.go.th/FDA_SEARCH_DRUG/SEARCH_DRUG/pop-up_drug.aspx?Newcode_U=U1DR1C1072660000911C